When I was growing up we lived near an Italian bakery - actually, near like 10 Italian bakeries, it was Jersey after all - but this one had a whole selection of miniature Italian parties - not just a couple of cannoli and Napoleans, no sir, a full bakery case of different pasties. They. Were. Awesome. Beyond words. I miss them.

Where I live now the natives (some of them anyway) seem to think the bakeries in grocery stores are the same thing - it took quite some time to convince my native DH that this may be a cookie, but it is not a Bakery Cookie unless it comes from a bakery that does not also sell lettuce. Preferably one that uses white boxes tied up with red and white string from a loop in the ceiling. He finally got it

When I was growing up we lived near an Italian bakery - actually, near like 10 Italian bakeries, it was Jersey after all - but this one had a whole selection of miniature Italian parties - not just a couple of cannoli and Napoleans, no sir, a full bakery case of different pasties. They. Were. Awesome. Beyond words. I miss them.

Where I live now the natives (some of them anyway) seem to think the bakeries in grocery stores are the same thing - it took quite some time to convince my native DH that this may be a cookie, but it is not a Bakery Cookie unless it comes from a bakery that does not also sell lettuce. Preferably one that uses white boxes tied up with red and white string from a loop in the ceiling. He finally got it

Oooh. I feel for you. I live in Jersey, and quite close to one that has just that. Mine doesn't use the red and white string, but tapes the boxes, but the taste is the same.

When I was growing up we lived near an Italian bakery - actually, near like 10 Italian bakeries, it was Jersey after all - but this one had a whole selection of miniature Italian parties - not just a couple of cannoli and Napoleans, no sir, a full bakery case of different pasties. They. Were. Awesome. Beyond words. I miss them.

Where I live now the natives (some of them anyway) seem to think the bakeries in grocery stores are the same thing - it took quite some time to convince my native DH that this may be a cookie, but it is not a Bakery Cookie unless it comes from a bakery that does not also sell lettuce. Preferably one that uses white boxes tied up with red and white string from a loop in the ceiling. He finally got it

I think that is one of the most profound things I have ever read! I couldn't agree more!

Appian Way pizza. They sold a mix for the dough and sauce in the same box and we LOVED the pizza. SOOO good. Grocery store stopped carrying it and you can't even find the company on the internet anymore (except for their Facebook page which hasn't been updated in 3-4 years). I found a few boxes on Amazon but am wary about buying them as I don't know the expiration dates those have.